Three Houses, Two Majorities, One America

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Portage County, OH?

PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO
REPRESENTATIVES
Tim Ryan (Labor, Youngstown)
David Joyce (Conservative, Akron)
Jim Renacci (Conservative, Wadsworth)
DELEGATE
Kathleen Chandler (Labor, Portage)

[Heisenberg]

What's the system for elections? First past the post, or ranked choice?

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What's the system for elections? First past the post, or ranked choice?

First past the post.

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Montgomery Count, TN?

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
REPRESENTATIVE
Ed Bryant (Conservative, Clarksville)
DELEGATE
Kim McMillan (Labor, Montgomery (TN))

[Kamala]

Hughes, SD?

[BuckeyeNut]

So what's the population thresh hold for the Chamber of Delegates? And are some counties split?  Because there's quite a lot of difference between Los Angeles County, population 9.8 million, and the previously mentioned Loving County, population 82.

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So what's the population thresh hold for the Chamber of Delegates? And are some counties split?  Because there's quite a lot of difference between Los Angeles County, population 9.8 million, and the previously mentioned Loving County, population 82.

Sometimes, if multiple counties have too little population are represented by one person from another county. And no, counties aren't split.

[GoTfan]

How was the idea of three houses developed?

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How was the idea of three houses developed?

Well the Senate and the House became the two executive/legislative branch, the House of Delegates came to be after the Senators drafting thought that each county needed better representation in the United States.

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Hughes, SD?

HUGHES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
REPRESENTATIVE
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Farmer's, South Dakota)
DELEGATE
Mark Venner (Farmer's, Hughes)

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CHAPTER 2: ELECTION NIGHT
"Tonight is a very special night, as the people may elect a new Chancellor, by electing their Senators,
 and a new Prime Minister, by electing new Representatives. Polls have already closed in quite a few states."

INDIANA SENATE CLASS I
Working Class Incumbent Re-Elected

"Joe Donnelly has been re-elected to a third term against former Conservative delegate Gary Dillon of Whitley County."

INDIANA SENATE CLASS III
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Evan Bayh (Labor): 39%
Richard Lugar (Progressive): 36%

"Incumbent Conservative Dan Coats decided to retire, rather than seek a seventh term, former one-term Senator Evan Bayh, who was elected out of office in 1986, will seek another term, he is leading former Senator Richard Lugar by 3%, however only 75% of the vote is in."

INDIANA HOUSE, SHELBYVILLE
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Mike Pence (Christian Right): 47%
Luke Messer (Conservative, Incumbent): 46%

"With 93% of the vote in, Indiana's district of Shelbyville, is too close to call, with Delegate Mike Pence of Rush County, is leading by only 1% of the vote to incumbent Luke Messer."

KENTUCKY SENATE CLASS II
Incumbent Defeated, Labor Elected

"Former Chancellor Mitch McConnell's seat was won by Labor Steve Beshear by a wide margin compared to incumbent Trey Grayson."

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Jefferson County, Kentucky
This is a great timeline by the way.

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Jefferson County, Kentucky
This is a great timeline by the way.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY
REPRESENTATIVES
John Yarmuth (Liberal Democratic, Louisville)
Thomas Massie (Libertarian, Garrison)
DELEGATE
Ernie Harris (Conservative, Jefferson (KY))

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KENTUCKY SENATE, CLASS III
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Rand Paul (Libertarian, Incumbent): 35%
Ray Jones (Labor): 33%
Ron Lewis (Conservative): 19%

"With 87% of the vote in, incumbent Rand Paul, after being withdrawn from his party, switched to Libertarian, and is leading with 35% of the vote against Delegate Ray Jones and former Representative Ron Lewis."

KENTUCKY DELEGATE, JEFFERSON
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Ernie Harris (Conservative, Incumbent): 44%
Perry B. Clark (Liberal Democrat): 44%

"With 88% of the vote in, the candidates are tied, Ernie Harris, the incumbent is running for a 12th term in office, his opponent, Perry B. Clark, is a former mayor of Louisville."

INDIANA HOUSE, SHELBYVILLE
Incumbent Defeated, Christian Right Elected

"Mike Pence won election to the House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Luke Messer by 5% of the vote."

VERMONT SENATE CLASS III
Labor Incumbent Re-Elected



"Patrick Leahy, one of the longest serving Senators in the chamber, has been re-elected to a 22nd term in office. He was unopposed."

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VERMONT SENATE CLASS I
Progressive Incumbent Re-Elected

"Progressive Leader Howard Dean won re-election to a seventh term by an overwhelming margin against Independent Madeleine Kunin."

VERMONT HOUSE
Socialist Incumbent Re-Elected

"Socialist Incumbent Bernard Sanders won re-election to a 14th term in office against Scott Milne."

INDIANA SENATE CLASS III
Labor Elected

"Former Senator Evan Bayh won election to a second term, after being defeated by Dan Quayle in 1986, Bayh sought a term as governor, which he won in 1988 and served for eight years. Bayh defeated former Senator Richard Lugar by a 2% margin."

SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE CLASS II
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Lindsey Graham (Christian Right, Incumbent): 45%
Richard Riley (Southern-Labor): 42%

"With 87% of the vote in, Lindsey Graham is leading former Governor Richard Riley by three points. Richard Riley formerly represented Greenville in the House and was Education Secretary in Tom Foley's cabinet."

[Trans Rights Are Human Rights]

What's with all the 80-somethings?

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What's with all the 80-somethings?

I don't know.

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KENTUCKY SENATE CLASS III
Libertarian Incumbent Re-Elected

"Conservative-turned-Libertarian Rand Paul sought re-election to a fourth term. He beat opponent Ray Jones by 6%."

GEORGIA SENATE CLASS II
Southern-Labor Incumbent Re-Elected

"Roy Barnes, Southern-Labor of Georgia, won re-election against Sonny Perdue by a margin of 53% to 47%. The election between the two wasn't as close as some thought it would be, some predicting Perdue winning."

GEORGIA SENATE CLASS III
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
David Perdue (Conservative, Incumbent): 39%
Shirley Franklin (Liberal Democrat): 37%

"David Perdue, incumbent Senator, is leading former mayor of Atlanta, Shirley Franklin, by a two percent margin, with only 76% of the vote in."

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SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE CLASS III
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Jim DeMint (Conservative, Incumbent): 41%
Jim Hodges (Southern-Labor): 40%

"With 81% of the vote in, incumbent Senator Jim DeMint and former Governor Jim Hodges, are almost neck-and-neck, with DeMint with a small lead."

VIRGINIA SENATE CLASS I
Incumbent Labor Re-Elected

"Incumbent Senator Tim Kaine won re-election to a third term in office, against former Delegate John O'Bannon."

VIRGINIA SENATE CLASS II
Incumbent Defeated, Conservative Elected

"Former Senator Jim Webb ran for his old seat, against Incumbent Mark Warner, winning by an overwhelming margin."

VIRGINIA DELEGATE, BEDFORD COUNTY
Conservative Elected

"Incumbent Lacey Putney, longest serving Conservative in the chamber, retired. Scott Garrett, won election to his seat."

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SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE CLASS III
Incumbent Defeated, Southern-Labor Elected

"Jim Hodges, former Governor of South Carolina, unseated incumbent Jim DeMint by less than a point, making it the first time since 1960 that South Carolina elected a Labor candidate to represent the state in the Senate."

"It is now 7:30 pm EST, and three other states have closed their polls."

WEST VIRGINIA SENATE CLASS I
Incumbent Conservative Re-Elected

"Incumbent Joe Manchin, won re-election, he was unopposed."

WEST VIRGINIA SENATE CLASS II
Incumbent Conservative Re-Elected

"Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, also won re-election against her opponent, Carte Goodwin."

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OHIO SENATE CLASS I
Labor Incumbent Re-Elected

"Incumbent Sherrod Brown won re-election against opponent Bob Taft by a 6% margin."

OHIO SENATE CLASS III
TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Lee Fisher (Labor): 48%
Rob Portman (Conservative, Incumbent): 43%

"Former Delegate and Former Governor Lee Fisher is leading incumbent Rob Portman by 5%, however, only 91% of the vote is in."

NORTH CAROLINA SENATE CLASS II
TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Walter Dalton (Southern-Labor): 32%
Richard Burr (Conservative, Incumbent): 29%
Chris Cole (Libertarian): 27%

"Walter Dalton, former Governor is leading Incumbent Richard Burr by 3%, while Libertarian Delegate Chris Cole is only two points behind Senator Burr, only 88% of the vote is in."

SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE CLASS II
Christian Right Incumbent Re-Elected

"Incumbent Lindsey Graham won re-election against Richard Riley by 58%."

NORTH CAROLINA SENATE CLASS III
Labor Incumbent Re-Elected

"Labor Incumbent John Edwards won re-election against former Representative Thom Tillis."

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KENTUCKY DELEGATE, JEFFERSON COUNTY
Conservative Incumbent Re-Elected

"Senate Majority Whip, Ernie Harris, narrowly won re-election against Perry Clark, former Mayor of Louisville."

GEORGIA SENATE CLASS III
Incumbent Defeated, Liberal Democrat Elected

"Shirley Franklin, former Atlanta mayor, defeated Incumbent David Perdue by 10%, this makes her the first African-American woman ever elected to the Senate from the state of Georgia."

[Trans Rights Are Human Rights]

Only 6% margin for Brown? Considering how Taft left office as Governor, that's absolutely pathetic. (But then again, you didn't mention that he was Governor...)

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"It is now 8:00pm, and several states have closed their polling booths."

PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATE, ELK COUNTY
Labor Incumbent Re-Elected

"Daniel Surra, Delegate Labor Leader, won re-election by a wide margin against Conservative Janis Kemmer."

PENNSYLVANIA SENATE, CLASS I
Labor Incumbent Re-Elected

"Bob Casey won re-election to a fifth term against former Governor Tom Corbett by a wide margin."

PENNSYLVANIA SENATE, CLASS III
Incumbent Defeated, Labor Elected

"A rather early call in Pennsylvania, former Representative and former Navy Admiral, Joe Sestak ousted incumbent Pat Toomey, with Tom Ridge, who ran as a Libertarian, taking some of the votes away from the incumbent Toomey."

NEW JERSEY SENATE, CLASS I
TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Chris Christie (Conservative): 41%
Bob Menendez (Labor, Incumbent): 29%
Cory Booker (Liberal Democrat): 18%

"Governor Chris Christie is in the lead against Incumbent Bob Menendez, and former Mayor of Newark, Cory Booker."

[Trans Rights Are Human Rights]

Crooked Christie leading Menendez by double digits? Was Menendez convicted of rape right before the election? Also, wouldn't cheating on his dead wife tank Edwards' career as per OTL?